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Calcium carbonates are incorporated into the shells of microscopic marine plants and animals, and then precipitated into the ocean sediments.
Which process does this describe?
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sediment deposition
sediment deposition
evaporite deposition
evaporite deposition
biological precipitation
biological precipitation
chemical precipitation
chemical precipitation
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biological precipitation
Explanation: microscopic marine plants and animals produce calcium carbonate shells (biomineralization); when these organisms die their shells settle and become sediment, so the precipitation is biologically mediated.
Explanation: microscopic marine plants and animals produce calcium carbonate shells (biomineralization); when these organisms die their shells settle and become sediment, so the precipitation is biologically mediated.
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